Definition
A woman who plans and designs buildings and prepares their construction.
Translations
- English
- female architect
- Français
- architecte
- Türkçe
- kadın mimar
- Polski
- architektka
- Русский
- архитектор
- Українська
- архітекторка
GERMAN DICTIONARY
die Architektin
- B1
- Noun
- Work & Professions
female architect
/diː aʁçiˈtɛktɪn/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- die
- Gender
- Feminine
- Plural
- Architektinnen
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- B1
- Morphology
- Derived word
- Topics
- Work & ProfessionsPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Eine junge Architektin gewann den Wettbewerb.NominativSing.A young female architect won the competition.
- Die Architektin präsentierte ihre Pläne für die neue Schule.AkkusativSing.The architect presented her plans for the new school.
- Die Bauherrin vertraute der Architektin die Planung an.DativSing.The client entrusted the planning to the architect.
- Die Erfahrung der Architektin half dem Team.GenitivSing.The architect’s experience helped the team.
- Die Architektinnen planen moderne Gebäude.NominativPlur.The female architects are planning modern buildings.
- Das Büro beauftragte die Architektinnen mit dem Entwurf.AkkusativPlur.The firm commissioned the female architects to prepare the design.
- Die Stadt verlieh den Architektinnen einen Preis.DativPlur.The city awarded the female architects a prize.
- Die Entwürfe der Architektinnen überzeugten die Jury.GenitivPlur.The female architects’ designs impressed the jury.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Architektin/aʁçiˈtɛktɪn/
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Article phrase
die Architektin/diː aʁçiˈtɛktɪn/
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Plural
Architektinnen/aʁçiˈtɛktɪnən/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Architektin | die Architektinnen |
| Akkusativ | die Architektin | die Architektinnen |
| Dativ | der Architektin | den Architektinnen |
| Genitiv | der Architektin | der Architektinnen |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Adjective combinationeine erfahrene Architektin
- Collocationals Architektin arbeiten
- Verb constructioneine Architektin beauftragen + Akkusativ
- Prepositional constructionmit einer Architektin sprechenmit + Dativ
- Profession expressionSie ist Architektin.
- Sentence patternDie Architektin entwirft ein nachhaltiges Gebäude.
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Related termIngenieurin — female engineer
Both professions plan technical solutions, but they differ in their focus on buildings versus machines, structures, or processes.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeDerived word
- ArchitektOther
- -inSuffix
„Architektin“ is a derivation of „Architekt“ with the suffix „-in“ used to designate a female person.